How to Care for baby Hamsters?

Question

yesterday to my suprise i woke up to find 7 new borm hamsters pleas help me what should i do to take care of them

Answer 1

first of all get them out of the cage with the mother. they need to be seperate or else the mother or father will eat them. That's all i know. I had some hamsters when i was younger and they had babies but it was too late to take care of them because the parents had ate them. Now i know....

Answer 2

Baby Hamsters Care

Answer 3

You should separate the Syrian male hamster to prevent either one or both parents from killing the babies. The male Campbell Russian dwarf hamster need not be removed as he can help to raise the litter.

New born babies are born blind and hairless and the mother usually cover her babies. DO NOT TOUCH THE BABIES (known as pups). This changes the scent on the babies, and confuses the mother. She may not think they are her babies, and won't care for them properly — she might even eat the babies.

If your hamster does eat some of its young, don't be alarmed. If your hamster had a large litter, she may get rid of some of the babies because she can take better care of a smaller number. Your hamster might also eat its young because of the different conditions of domestication (as opposed to its life in the wild).

You should minimize photography and leave the cage alone. Make sure that the water bottle or water tray is near the pups and do not create stressful situations (e.g. inviting all your friends to see the baby or jumping about near the cage) that may upset the mother hamster. When the babies are around 10 days old, you can give them some finely chopped greens and other high moisture food.

The weaning age for the babies are about 3-4 weeks. At about the time a hamster is weaned, it is sexually mature, but should not be bred until optimum breeding age and weight are reached. Therefore, hamsters should be sexed and separated early, before their 35th day at the latest. (Hamsters have been known to breed as early as 28 dys.) Separation prevents brother-sister matings, and eliminates the possibility of fighting.

Answer 4

Turtle or Hamster ... they the two has have been given a life. once you fail at looking after the turtle ... what makes you think of which you would be able to preserve the hamster for genuine? This for sure exhibits which you would be able to no longer even preserve your self. Have pity for the hamster. God gave this beautuful creatures a soul pronounced as life ... and that's many times morons such as you that kills them in the tip. bypass get your self a barbie doll. a minimum of it has have been given no life & you're able to do as you like with it. .

Answer 5

1st thing is to take the "father" out of the cage. The babies will be fine with their mother. Also, they grow really fast, so I would start looking for homes - unless you want an explosion of hamster b/c they will procreate with each other. . .

Answer 6

As long as the mom has enough food and water, she can raise the babies on her own. The only way you should step in is if she can't care for them like if she dies. Don't touch them. Wait for a few days and if she trusts you enough then she will let you touch them.

Answer 7

Oh that's easy, you really have to feed it every two hour as necessary, or else it will die, I know that because my uncle had one and he only fed it every two days, a hamster need to eat every two hour specially when is a baby hamster

Answer 8

dont touch the babies and let the mom do it all. go to www.hamsterific.com for more awesome info.

Answer 9

um take the father oyii.

Answer 10

let the mom do her job. But watchout she may kill them